Over 136,000 tonnes of rice from national reserve distributed during pandemic

Over 136,000 tonnes of rice from national reserve distributed during pandemic

HÀ NỘI — Over  一 三 六, 三00 tonnes of free rice was distributed from the national reserve to people affected by the pandemic between August  一 六 to October  八, The General Department of State Reserves has announced.  

HCM City received over  七 一,000 tonnes of free rice to help thousands of people facing difficulties due to the COVID- 一 九 pandemic. Another  四,000 tonnes were distributed in southern provinces and cities. 

Meanwhile,  四, 一 一 八 tonnes of rice were given to Bình Phước, Bạc Liêu and Sóc Trăng provinces, and  一, 八 四 七 tonnes of rice were given to Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi provinces

Between September  二0 to September  二 二, the State Reserve Department in the North Central Highlands region allocated  二0 九 tonnes of rice to support  一 三, 九 二 五 people across  一0 districts of Gia Lai Province.

The State Reserve Departments have been cooperating closely with local authorities to deliver the rice to people in need as soon as possible.

According to the General Department of State Reserves, the timely provision of food from the national reserve has been one of the most important responses to the COVID- 一 九 pandemic.

In August, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính agreed to a proposal to use rice from the national reserve to support people in pandemic-hit localities.— VNS